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TL;DR
- YouTube is expanding its AI image detection tool to everyone over 18 in the coming weeks.
- The feature scans YouTube for AI-generated videos or deepfakes that appear to use your facial image and allows you to request their removal.
- YouTube will consider virtually any eligible user as a creator, meaning the tool will be available to almost everyone on the platform.
YouTube is expanding its AI image detection feature beyond select creators and public figures. The platform will open the tool to all eligible users over 18 years of age in the coming weeks.
in a announcement post On its creator forum, YouTube noted that the feature is designed to help users detect and manage AI-generated videos that depict their faces without permission. The tool will be available in YouTube Studio and uses a unique facial verification process to identify “altered or synthetic” uses of a person’s image on YouTube. This process requires you to upload your government ID and record a short selfie video.
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Once enrolled, users can see where their face may have appeared in AI-generated videos and request removal of content that violates YouTube’s privacy guidelines. YouTube says the system is intended to help prevent viewers from being fooled by deepfakes that purport to feature real people.
This expansion comes after AI similarity detection was implemented. previously implemented for journalists, politicians, government officials and entertainment figures. According to a statement given to The edgeThere are effectively no strict requirements on what is considered an eligible “creator” to use the tool.
“With this expansion, we’re making it clear that whether creators have been uploading content to YouTube for a decade or are just getting started, they will have access to the same level of protection,” YouTube spokesperson Jack Malon told the publication.
Currently, the feature only covers facial images, not AI-generated voice clones. YouTube says removal requests will continue to be reviewed based on its privacy policies. Users who opt in to similarity detection can also leave the program later and request deletion of their facial data.
How to use YouTube’s AI similarity detection feature?
YouTube notes that AI similarity detection will be rolled out to all users over the age of 18 “gradually over the coming weeks.” Once it’s available, you can use it by following these steps in YouTube Studio from your computer:
- From the left menu, select Content Detection > Similarity > Start Now.
- Give YouTube permission to use image detection technology.
- Take a few minutes to complete a one-time verification process.
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